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The result was: '''promoted''' by [[User:97198|97198]] ([[User talk:97198|talk]]) 13:40, 18 December 2017 (UTC)<br />
 
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* ... that '''''[[Megachile chomskyi]]''''' ''(pictured)'', a species of bee named after the linguist [[Noam Chomsky]], has a tongue that's more than half the length of its body? <small>Source: "Male: Body length 13 mm [...] Tongue length 7.2 mm [...] Female: Body length 13–13.5 mm, [...] Tongue length 7.2 mm." "It is my pleasure to name this species after Professor Noam Chomsky, Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)." [https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=3852]</small>
 
* ... that '''''[[Megachile chomskyi]]''''' ''(pictured)'', a species of bee named after the linguist [[Noam Chomsky]], has a tongue that's more than half the length of its body? <small>Source: "Male: Body length 13 mm [...] Tongue length 7.2 mm [...] Female: Body length 13–13.5 mm, [...] Tongue length 7.2 mm." "It is my pleasure to name this species after Professor Noam Chomsky, Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)." [https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=3852]</small>
 
** '''ALT1''':... that  '''''[[Megachile chomskyi]]''''' ''(pictured)'', a leafcutter bee found in Texas, is named after the linguist [[Noam Chomsky]]?  <small>Source: "A new species of leafcutter bee, ''Megachile'' (''Megachiloides'') ''chomskyi'', is described from Texas, United States." ibid.</small>
 
** '''ALT1''':... that  '''''[[Megachile chomskyi]]''''' ''(pictured)'', a leafcutter bee found in Texas, is named after the linguist [[Noam Chomsky]]?  <small>Source: "A new species of leafcutter bee, ''Megachile'' (''Megachiloides'') ''chomskyi'', is described from Texas, United States." ibid.</small>
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::* Linked [[User:Umimmak|Umimmak]] ([[User talk:Umimmak|talk]]) 09:38, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
 
::* Linked [[User:Umimmak|Umimmak]] ([[User talk:Umimmak|talk]]) 09:38, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
 
<small>Created by [[User:Umimmak|Umimmak]] ([[User talk:Umimmak|talk]]). Self-nominated at 22:44, 25 November 2017 (UTC).</small>
 
<small>Created by [[User:Umimmak|Umimmak]] ([[User talk:Umimmak|talk]]). Self-nominated at 22:44, 25 November 2017 (UTC).</small>
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:* [[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Good to go. Article is new, long enough, hook has a citation, NPOV and nominator did a QPQ. Prefer proposed hook over ALT1 and ALT2. Although the facts are in the Description (length of body, length of tongue) it would be an improvement vis-a-vis the hook if the description specifically stated that tongue length is more than half of body length. P.S. As an undergrad at MIT I attended several of Chomsky's lectures, although did not take a course he taught.  [[User:David notMD|David notMD]] ([[User talk:David notMD|talk]]) 16:14, 9 December 2017 (UTC)  
 
:* [[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Good to go. Article is new, long enough, hook has a citation, NPOV and nominator did a QPQ. Prefer proposed hook over ALT1 and ALT2. Although the facts are in the Description (length of body, length of tongue) it would be an improvement vis-a-vis the hook if the description specifically stated that tongue length is more than half of body length. P.S. As an undergrad at MIT I attended several of Chomsky's lectures, although did not take a course he taught.  [[User:David notMD|David notMD]] ([[User talk:David notMD|talk]]) 16:14, 9 December 2017 (UTC)  
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:::New problem is that the next sentence also has a 55% in it, so at first glance confusing. Either delete the next sentence or convert the previous sentence to being more than half it's body length. [[User:David notMD|David notMD]] ([[User talk:David notMD|talk]]) 17:20, 9 December 2017 (UTC)
 
:::New problem is that the next sentence also has a 55% in it, so at first glance confusing. Either delete the next sentence or convert the previous sentence to being more than half it's body length. [[User:David notMD|David notMD]] ([[User talk:David notMD|talk]]) 17:20, 9 December 2017 (UTC)
 
::::{{ping|David notMD}} I don't see it being particularly confusing, but I changed it to the less precise "more than half". The second sentence should not be deleted as that ratio is diagnostic. [[User:Umimmak|Umimmak]] ([[User talk:Umimmak|talk]]) 17:40, 9 December 2017‎ (UTC)
 
::::{{ping|David notMD}} I don't see it being particularly confusing, but I changed it to the less precise "more than half". The second sentence should not be deleted as that ratio is diagnostic. [[User:Umimmak|Umimmak]] ([[User talk:Umimmak|talk]]) 17:40, 9 December 2017‎ (UTC)
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Latest revision as of 13:40, 18 December 2017

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 13:40, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

Megachile chomskyi

Female M. chomskyi
Female M. chomskyi
  • ... that Megachile chomskyi (pictured), a species of bee named after the linguist Noam Chomsky, has a tongue that's more than half the length of its body? Source: "Male: Body length 13 mm [...] Tongue length 7.2 mm [...] Female: Body length 13–13.5 mm, [...] Tongue length 7.2 mm." "It is my pleasure to name this species after Professor Noam Chomsky, Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)." [1]
    • ALT1:... that Megachile chomskyi (pictured), a leafcutter bee found in Texas, is named after the linguist Noam Chomsky? Source: "A new species of leafcutter bee, Megachile (Megachiloides) chomskyi, is described from Texas, United States." ibid.
    • ALT2:... that Megachile chomskyi (pictured), named after the linguist Noam Chomsky, is a leafcutter bee found in Texas? Source: ibid.

Created by Umimmak (talk). Self-nominated at 22:44, 25 November 2017 (UTC).

  • Symbol confirmed.svg Good to go. Article is new, long enough, hook has a citation, NPOV and nominator did a QPQ. Prefer proposed hook over ALT1 and ALT2. Although the facts are in the Description (length of body, length of tongue) it would be an improvement vis-a-vis the hook if the description specifically stated that tongue length is more than half of body length. P.S. As an undergrad at MIT I attended several of Chomsky's lectures, although did not take a course he taught. David notMD (talk) 16:14, 9 December 2017 (UTC)
Template:Ping Thanks! I added in an explicit percentage — does this look better? And neat! :) Umimmak (talk) 16:51, 9 December 2017 (UTC)
New problem is that the next sentence also has a 55% in it, so at first glance confusing. Either delete the next sentence or convert the previous sentence to being more than half it's body length. David notMD (talk) 17:20, 9 December 2017 (UTC)
Template:Ping I don't see it being particularly confusing, but I changed it to the less precise "more than half". The second sentence should not be deleted as that ratio is diagnostic. Umimmak (talk) 17:40, 9 December 2017‎ (UTC)
Accept with the last change to article. Reaffirming Symbol confirmed.svg — Preceding unsigned comment added by David notMD (talkcontribs) 19:29, 9 December 2017 (UTC)